Covid lockdown inspiration

 During my Covid lockdown people are finding inspiration for me and I'm finding some of my own.

I have lots of green strippy scraps so I can make a christmas wreath...

https://quiltinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/11/easy-pieced-wreath-free-pattern-and.html

Geoff found an interesting video about how sewing machines were invented and redesigned to the current version. It explains why the bobbin does not come from an external reel of cotton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQYuyHNLPTQ It has ads but you can skip those if and when they show up.

Jeanette's Retreat

 Below are a few pics of Jeanette's recent retreat. Hers is the 6.5" squares sewn into a queen size quilt on the table. A girl who used to work with her asked if she could make 3 quilts from her husband's shirts for their adult kids. He died about 7 years ago. She said ... random, nothing fancy and backed with fleece. So that was my project. Jeanette has nearly completed 2. The girl had cut the shirts up along the seams but had them tied in bundles for years, so the ironing took forever... there are many, many shirts!! So Jeanette cut many, many, many 6.5" squares!